nerves

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Minutes of the central bank’s two-day meeting last month, which will be published Wednesday afternoon, are unlikely to provide much information to calm their nerves.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

A Netflix documentary captured their nerves about coming back as a unit.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

His nerves didn’t settle until the ball was in the air for the opening tip, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Alphabet raised $85 billion in an equity offering earlier in June to fund its upcoming capital expenditures, testing some investors’ nerves.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The unfamiliar noises of the caravan still picked at my nerves.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri